Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 22:30:42 04/15/05
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On April 16, 2005 at 01:05:13, Mike Byrne wrote: >On April 15, 2005 at 22:26:12, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On April 15, 2005 at 20:51:07, Mike Byrne wrote: >> >>>Five years ago , Hsu's open letter to the world regarding a possible rematch >>>with Deep Blue. >>> >>> >>>http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/feng.html >> >>Do you implicitly believe him? > >Absolutely - I have no reason not to believe him. Hsu has a lot of credibility >- more credibility than Kasparov imo. He's glossing over it...Kasparov would have _accepted_ a Deep Blue rematch, but IBM said NO! Kasparov wasn't interested in another version of Deep Blue, certainly not on inferior hardware, that's a joke and I'd turn it down too! Oh, it's only your opinion to claim Hsu has more credibility. No one here comes close to the GIANT known as Kasparov, including Hsu! Hsu's Chess Chip is a marvel of engineering, but you would need quite a few to reproduce Deep Blue. Hell, I read that Hsu claimed a more powerful version of Deep Blue was made, but IBM trashed the program...it might have been work in progress but it was _never_ realized. If you think Kasparov would have turned down a _real_ rematch, you're dreaming...and if you think IBM would give him one well what can I say? The Deep Blue team were given their pink slips on the Deep Blue Project, as IBM wasn't interested. Hell, I'm surprised Hsu was able to even obtain the rights to the new chip...but he had to pay dearly for his own "Brain-Child"...IBM sucks...they are interested in one thing and one thing only...Making Money!!
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